The Roy Green Show

Today's Podcast

Stories of the wildfires raging near Yellowknife and Kelowna. We hear first from a Yellowknife resident who was recently evacuated, then from the program director of AM1150 in Kelowna, and finally from the first Global News reporter deployed to Yellowknife.

Guests: Donna-Lynn Baskin, Yellowknife resident.

Chanine Carr, Program Director, AM1150, Kelowna.

Jayme Doll, Global News Reporter.

Canada's housing crisis. Inflation rose again in July. Consumer prices as well. For first time since pandemic Canada's inflation rate was higher than that of the U.S. BMO chief economist Douglas Porter: "there's no use sugar-coating this one. This is not a good report for the Bank of Canada." -other indicators though show a slight cooling of the national economy.

Western provinces continue their challenge of federal environment minister Steven Guilbeault's move to remove fossil fuels from electricity generation by 2035. (furious AB premier Danielle Smith last Sunday. SK premier Scott Moe tomorrow). 

Guest is critical of Guilbeault heading for Beijing this month as executive vice-chair of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development. Chairperson is Ding Xuexiang. China Vice Premier.

Toronto Star reports unnamed Liberal MPs grousing about Justin Trudeau leading the party and worry about losing the next fed election as badly as former Ontario Liberal Party under premier Kathleen Wynne lost the provincial election. Not enough seats retained for official party status.

Guest's appeal to women voters and new kinder/gentler image makeover.  

Guest: Pierre Poilievre. Leader Conservative Party of Canada

A 2-part feature on Artificial Intelligence this weekend (Part 2 tomorrow). Global News' story in June headlined: "Why AI's top minds think it could end humanity and how we can stop it." - Also this week Canadian government consulting on a generative AI Code of Conduct.

Just how dangerous to the existence of humanity is artificial intelligence and why? 

Guest: Professor Yoshua Bengio, Founder/scientific director Mila-Quebec AI Institute. His research helped create the groundwork for today's AI technology. Described as a "godfather" of AI development. Concerned AI we have today may lead to a massive catastrophe.

In Vancouver rental prices are the highest in Canada. Average rent for a 1 bedroom apartment vaults to over $3,000 per month.

Guest: Robert Patterson, lawyer and tenant advocate at the Tenant Resource and Advisory Centre, Vancouver. (TRAC). TRAC also advises on rents across the province. Other provinces not far behind B.C.

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Host/Content Producer – Roy Green

Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom Craig

Podcast Co-Producer – Matt Taylor

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Inflation rose to 3.3% in July. Consumer prices rose as well and for the first time since before the pandemic Canada's inflation was higher than that of the U.S. Huge impact on Canadian consumers, home owners, investors, and those saving for and/or living in retirement.

BMO chief economist: "There's no sense sugar-coating this one. This is not a good report for the Bank of Canada."

How does our guest prepare his courses for his university students in this economic environment?

Guest: Professor Eric Kam. Macroeconomics. Toronto Metropolitan University. 

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Stories of the wildfires raging near Yellowknife and Kelowna. We hear first from a Yellowknife resident who was recently evacuated, then from the program director of AM1150 in Kelowna, and finally from the first Global News reporter deployed to Yellowknife.

Guests: Donna-Lynn Baskin, Yellowknife resident.

Chanine Carr, Program Director, AM1150, Kelowna.

Jayme Doll, Global News Reporter.

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Canada's housing crisis. Inflation rose again in July. Consumer prices as well. For first time since pandemic Canada's inflation rate was higher than that of the U.S. BMO chief economist Douglas Porter: "there's no use sugar-coating this one. This is not a good report for the Bank of Canada." -other indicators though show a slight cooling of the national economy.

Western provinces continue their challenge of federal environment minister Steven Guilbeault's move to remove fossil fuels from electricity generation by 2035. (furious AB premier Danielle Smith last Sunday. SK premier Scott Moe tomorrow). 

Guest is critical of Guilbeault heading for Beijing this month as executive vice-chair of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development. Chairperson is Ding Xuexiang. China Vice Premier.

Toronto Star reports unnamed Liberal MPs grousing about Justin Trudeau leading the party and worry about losing the next fed election as badly as former Ontario Liberal Party under premier Kathleen Wynne lost the provincial election. Not enough seats retained for official party status.

Guest's appeal to women voters and new kinder/gentler image makeover.  

Guest: Pierre Poilievre. Leader Conservative Party of Canada

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Part 1 of a 2-part feature on Artificial Intelligence this weekend (Part 2 tomorrow). Global News' story in June headlined: "Why AI's top minds think it could end humanity and how we can stop it." - Also this week Canadian government consulting on a generative AI Code of Conduct.

Just how dangerous to the existence of humanity is artificial intelligence and why? 

Guest: Professor Yoshua Bengio, Founder/scientific director Mila-Quebec AI Institute. His research helped create the groundwork for today's AI technology. Described as a "godfather" of AI development. Concerned AI we have today may lead to a massive catastrophe.

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In Vancouver rental prices are the highest in Canada. Average rent for a 1 bedroom apartment vaults to over $3,000 per month.

Guest: Robert Patterson, lawyer and tenant advocate at the Tenant Resource and Advisory Centre, Vancouver. (TRAC). TRAC also advises on rents across the province. Other provinces not far behind B.C.

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Today’s podcast: 

Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault releases his draft expectation to achieve Net Zero and with few exceptions force fossil fuels out of producing the electric grid by 2035. Alberta premier Danielle Smith issued a direct challenge to Guilbeault.

Guest: Danielle Smith. Premier, Alberta

The Taylor Swift Eras Tour will stop in Toronto in November 2024, the tour's only Canadian performances and massive numbers of fans clamoring for tickets which went on sale Wednesday. The process of obtaining a ticket through Ticketmaster is exhausting involving the obtaining of access codes and the vast majority of fans will be disappointed. 

Also, this week Canadian rock guitarist and founder of The Band, Robbie Robertson died at age 80. 

Guest: That Eric Alper. 16 time Juno Award winner, 6 time nominee for Publicist of the Year during Canadian Music Week who has worked with some of the biggest and most important artists of our time (thatericalper.com).

Are the federal Liberals becoming unelectable? Is a CPC majority government on the horizon?  

Guest: Andrew Ens. Snr VP Leger Marketing on what Canadians are saying about that

Op-ed by Frank Stronach in the National Post: We must stop the explosive growth of government bureaucracy before it's too late. (98K new federal employees since 2015)

Guest: Frank Stronach, perhaps Canada's most successful entrepreneur and founder of MAGNA International

Professor Thierry Bros of Sciences Po University, Paris. Former official with French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry. Represented France on oil markets and advised on emergency issues at International Energy Agency and European Commission. Has heard the same views/decisions delivered this week by federal Environment Minister Guilbeault from EU politicians.           Guest: Professor Bros points to Europe's resulting massive energy deficiencies and subsidies for consumers as energy costs/prices skyrocket.

Guest: Professor Thierry Bros

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Host/Content Producer – Roy Green

Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom Craig

Podcast Co-Producer – Tom McKay

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Tom Korski of Blacklock's Reporter with stories out of the nation's capital this week, as well as some laughs with Roy.

Guest: Tom Korski. Execuitve editor Blacklock's Reporter 

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Follow up to yesterday's segment with former Team Canada goaltender Don Edwards on parole board leniency to killer of his parents. - Lawless behaviour in Canada's cities on the increase.

Guest: Ari Goldkind. Criminal lawyer / media pundit.

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On the issue of Canadian productivity and the release of the draft regulations for the Clean Fuel Regulations, how will Canadians fare? Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux told us on air that the poorest in Canada will suffer most from the increase in price of fossil fuels and in this nation of brutally cold winters. How does our guest assess what is likely to occur?

Guest: Dan McTeague. President. Canadians for Affordable Energy.

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